Articles by Vance Hanson

Talkin enters the $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday with the benefit of having faced some of the better colts of his generation.
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Bella Ballerina, a Street Sense half-sister to 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner and champion three-year-old filly Pretty Mischievous, is on the road to the 2026 Oaks herself after a half-length victory Saturday in the $397,375 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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The parallels between Magnitude and Gun Runner became more pronounced after the former's hard-fought win Friday in the $595,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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If Further Ado is as good as he advertised when graduating third out at Keeneland last month, he'll be tough to beat Saturday in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Del Mar's annual fall turf festival kicks off Friday with the Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), but really picks up steam Saturday with a trio of graded stakes headed by the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1).
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The $600,000 Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs surely looks like a race Hit Show is capable of winning.
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Fionn got back on the winning track Saturday at Aqueduct, surging inside the final furlong to overtake even-money favorite Laurelin in the $350,000 Jockey Club Oaks (G3).
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Shred the Gnar proved more than sharp returning from a layoff of more than six months for her stakes debut in Saturday's $300,000 Chilukki (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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A trio of three-year-old fillies who endured upset losses last month at Keeneland will look to rebound in two different graded stakes on Saturday.
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Fully Subscribed was a lukewarm 7-2 favorite to capture her stakes debut Saturday in the $300,000 Mother Goose (G2) for three-year-old fillies at Aqueduct. She won in a manner that suggested the price should have been shorter.
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Forever Young earned a well-deserved first U.S. success Saturday in the $6.37 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar, a first for a Japan-based horse.
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Bentornato quickly shook off the other speed and extended his margin through the stretch to win by 2 1/4 lengths.
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Shisospicy ran away from a world-class field of crack specialists in the $920,000 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1).
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Cy Fair proved a fast filly in her own right when scoring by three parts of a length in the $920,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1).
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The fall meet at Churchill Downs kicks off Sunday with the first of two "Stars of Tomorrow," programs devoted exclusively to two-year-olds.
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Trainer Brendan Walsh is having a Keeneland fall meet to remember.
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If success versus division leader Nitrogen is the key factor, Fionn looms as the horse to beat in the $800,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday.
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Iron Orchard showed a couple of new dimensions in winning the $400,000 Frizette (G1) at Aqueduct on Saturday.
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Napoleon Solo wound up dominating the historic one-mile test for two-year-olds.
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A pair of Miguel Clement-trained two-year-olds earned berths to the Breeders' Cup at Aqueduct on Friday.
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